OER Knowledge CloudConference Paper2011Lu, ZhenXiaZhang, YichunXu, ZHShen, G.Lin, S.web 2.0sharingOpen Educational ResourcesiTunes USwitzerlandengInt Sci & Educ Res Assoc; Beijing Spon Res Inst; Beijing Gireida Educ Co Ltd978-3-03785-002-2To co-construct and share OERs is a common goal of global for education fields. iTunes U is an open and free educational platform constructed on the basis of iTunes, which provides brand-new development conditions and ideas for the co-construction and sharing of OERs. This article first raises the key problems for the co-construction and sharing of OERs and then analyzes why it is not only possible but also necessary for iTunes U to support the development of OERs.10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.171-172.197http://www.scientific.net/AMR.171-172.197http://www.scientific.net/AMR.171-172.197Laublsrutistr 24, Ch-8717 Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland, Asia